Re: [ozmidwifery] practical parenting

[Pinky McKay]

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Hi Cas, Thanks - and thanks for your interview too, even tho I ended up going "moderate" - space didnt permit any more than a "one of each" opinion. Sonia's points were lovely and challenging too. I have just started reading my copy of PP - did you also notice 3 birth stories of VBACs? These were positive although a couple kinda made my skin crawl in that they were still quite 'medical' - one lady was given a "trial" but beat them and gave birth naturally, another said she realised she hadnt committed to having a natural birth - but they all spoke very positively about how empowered they felt after their "normal" births. Lets give encouragement tho and hope for more - maybe a letter or two - and even a few birth stories might help - a subtle campaign to  balance the ob push to normalise caeasareans? ??   I was totally [EMAIL PROTECTED]@!! off about the sleep story - doing the "deep end" - leaving one year olds to cry it out/ describing how they "shout" in protest and get angry about 'giving in' etc - I get letters and calls  from mums of these older bubs who become desperately clingy and it can last for years - in one case a (now 2 year old) who was CC'ed a year ago slept after a week of crying - but stopped talking - and refused all comfort from the mum. Instead, if he was hurt he would go to his brother - a preschooler Yes I was able to help and refer, but it is devastating to mothers to experience the guilt of betraying their own child. I so wish professionals would hear how this BS affects families in the longer term - this is another example of "normalised" abuse of families. I can email the editor but because I also do a column - this writer has been sleep training for 13 years and does a sleep expert column - I cant complain in a "letter to the ed".   Pinky ----- Original Message ----- From: Wayne and Cas To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 10:27 PM Subject: [ozmidwifery] practical parenting Hey Pinky, saw your column in practical parenting (needed a diversion for while at the gym... making an attempt to get fit : ) ) and wanted to make sure Sonia knew about it. Well done!   They are advertising for birth stories I noticed and had a somewhat misinformative article on c-section... this is the 2nd one I've seen this month and they were virtually identical... the obs PR machine is responsible no doubt.   Cheers,   Cas.   Cas, Wayne, Liam and Daniel McCullough cas@casmccullough.com www.casmccullough.com